Maintenance & Technical > KX500 Original
Gas Mileage?
gowen:
Under the sticky of jetting again and again
mikesmith:
I KNOW the float level helped mine as far as milage AND blubbering in the rougher stuff,thats why I said to raise it a few mm higher than spec.
dezracer:
I had to go out of town this last weekend and I'm still trying to get over the withdrawls from not riding. :shock: I think sometimes I take the fact that I can leave from my garage for granted. I'm going to adjust the float level tonight and then give it a wirl on Wednesday. Does anyone have a spec for the float level? I was thinking somewhere around .65-.75 inches. Ofcourse I'll double check before I do it. Thanks for the help. :)
KXcam22:
Dez,
Here's an excerpt. An easy method I use to set mine is to (with the carb on the bench) put a piece of spare fuel line on and blow (used fuel line tastes bad) into it while tipping the carb back with the float pivot pointed up. When the air flow stops, that is your float level. On the KX the rib in the center of the float should be parallel (or almost) to the carb body but not past. You will find this matches the stock specs. I typiclly run mine a touch low (almost parallel) so it doesn't leak gas when I lean it on my kickstand or a tree. Cam.
Rick:
I agree, I run mine a little low for the same reason. Pushing sucks...
Rick
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